Israel lifts Muslim age limit at Jerusalem shrine
JERUSALEM (AP) — For the first time in weeks of escalating violence, Israel allowed Muslims of all ages to enter Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site to perform Friday prayers in […]
International Religious Freedom Report slams Pakistan for attack on minorities
The US has slammed Pakistan for allowing Islamists to attack religious minorities with impunity in its just published International Religious Freedom Report for 2014. Pakistani Christians protesting against persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan. (Photo: © Reuters) Pakistan “failed to protect members of majority and minority religious groups.” The report attacked […]
Canada: This election is not about Muslims
This election is not about Muslims Stephen Harper wants us to think the choice we make on Oct. 19 is about the threat posed by Muslims. But it’s really about the character of a nation. By: Sajidah Kutty Published on Sun Oct 18 2015, Toronto Star OPINION I live in a neighbourhood […]
Reviled French novel Submission by Michel Houellebecq’s is no assault on Islam
Reviled French novel is no assault on Islam: Menon Michel Houellebecq’s Submission isn’t Islamophobic, it’s Islamanirvana By: Vinay Menon Columnist, Published on Sat Oct 17 2015 The year is 2022 and France has elected a Muslim president. This is the narrative shell of Submission, a controversial novel by Michel Houellebecqthat arrives in Canada on Tuesday, […]
Donald Trump: I would have prevented 9/11
Washington (CNN)Donald Trump says he’s not blaming George W. Bush for 9/11, but he claims that if he’d been president, the attacks never would have happened. In an appearance on […]
Syrian refugees in Brazil
Rasheed Abou-Alsamh Published — Sunday 18 October 2015 ARABNEWS.COM IT isn’t a very well-known fact but Brazil has been taking in Syrian refugees since 2013 when the Brazilian government decided to issue them special visas that gave them refugee status in the country. In September, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced […]
Jordan urges world ‘to bear responsibility’ in halting Israeli aggression
By JT – Oct 17,2015 – AMMAN — Jordan on Friday condemned Israeli breaches in Al Haram Al Sharif and Al Aqsa Mosque, warning against any damage or alteration to the historic and religious heritage site in occupied Jerusalem. Jordan’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations Dina Kawar underlined the […]
Iran, Saudi Arabia and the new Middle East
dw.com 2015 DW.COM, Deutsche Welle 1 day ago It’s clear where Germany’s foreign minister is going – at least geographically. First up is Tehran, then Riyadh. Far less clear is where the talks of the upcoming days will go politically. Several scenarios are possible – and the general direction will […]
It’s not the religion that creates terrorists, it’s the politics
Originally posted by Amtul Q Farhat By Giles Fraser, The Guardian The radicalisation hypothesis steers us away from the real causes of terrorism – and enables the west to maintain […]
Now the truth emerges: how the US fuelled the rise of Isis in Syria and Iraq
Posted originally by Abdul Alim Epigraph: We (Allah) prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating […]
Demystifying ISIS for Trump and Others: Religion or Politics? A Collection of Articles
Epigraph: We (Allah) prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — it shall be as if he had killed all mankind; and whoso gave life to one, it shall be as […]
War on Islamic State: A New Cold War fiction
Source: Middle East Eye Nafeez Ahmed Thursday 8 October 2015 14:28 UTC The Islamic State group is little more than the proxy bastard child of a New Cold War that […]
‘We’re Under Water’: Germany Shows Signs of Strain from Mass of Refugees
AFP The unceasing influx of refugees is creating tremendous uncertainty in Germany. Many towns and cities are calling for help and the government appears to be rudderless. Pressure is mounting for Chancellor Angela Merkel to act. By SPIEGEL Staff The road to the reception camp in Hesepe has become something […]
It’s time to redeem ourselves
SHAYKH MUHAMMAD SALIH AL-UTHAIMEEN Published — Friday 16 October 2015 Last update 15 October 2015 10:33 pm This month marks the beginning of a new Islamic year, which was initiated after the Hijrah, or emigration, of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and which marked the formation of the first […]
The hard lessons of global militarism
Oct 01,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI The bizarre, often make-believe, world of the United States’ fight against dangerous terrorist organisations and militants has suffered a bad few weeks, and there are no signs of things getting better soon. This is a critical moment in that tug-of-war […]
The ugly order of free-for-all killings in Israel-Palestine
Oct 15,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI There is something terribly inaccurate in discussing the latest upsurge in violence between Israelis and Palestinians as another upsurge in violence. How many times have we heard that phrase in the last 85 years, since the early 1930s, which marked the start […]
Inevitable division of Jerusalem
Oct 15,2015 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The recent escalation in Jerusalem prompted the Israeli government to convene an emergency security Cabinet meeting to seal off some Arab neighbourhoods in East Jerusalem in a desperate attempt to contain the violence. Never before has Israel moved to effectively divide Jerusalem by blocking […]
SRK: King of Bollywood awarded honorary degree by Edinburgh University
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan received on Thursday an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Edinburgh for his outstanding contribution in the field of philanthropy and his global popularity as an actor. The 49-year-old celebrity, who has appeared in more than 80 films, was presented with the honour in […]
No, Islam Is Not Inherently Misogynistic. Here’s Why.
Posted by Falak Rahman Epigraph: “But whoso does good works, whether male or female, and is a believer, such shall enter Heaven, and shall not be wronged even as much as the little hollow in the back of a date-stone.” (Al Qur’an 4:125) Source: Huffington Post By Bina Shah; She is […]
Why Religion Could Not Unite Pakistan
Originally posted by Abdul Alim By Raza Habib Raja; Freelance journalist, PhD Student, Co-Editor Pak Tea House Huff Post: Pakistan displays strange contrasting patterns with respect to religion’s influence. Apparently, Pakistan […]